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Direct linkBoyd, Joshua – Music Educators Journal, 2013
Students are motivated when they have a constant system of rewards. They have a desire to please others and be recognized. It was with this idea in mind that the Smokey Road Middle School Band in Newman, Georgia, started using the "Power in the Progress System" in 2011. This system, created by H. Dwight Satterwhite, a professor of music…
Descriptors: Music, Music Education, Positive Reinforcement, Middle School Students
McDaniel, Brian – ProQuest LLC, 2011
Purpose. The purpose of the study was to determine academic achievement differences between those Title I students enrolled in music classes and Title I students who are not enrolled in music classes. A second purpose was to determine educators' perceptions regarding the educational justice implications of excluding nonproficient Title I students…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Academic Achievement, Achievement Gap, Mixed Methods Research
Perrine, William M. – Music Educators Journal, 2013
Race to the Top is the latest in a line of federal programs reshaping K-12 education. This article traces the history and goals of Race to the Top, with particular attention paid to the means by which practicing classroom teachers are evaluated and held accountable for student learning as measured by standardized tests. Implications for music…
Descriptors: Music Education, Music Teachers, Teacher Evaluation, Accountability
Wilson-Patrick, Dedra – ProQuest LLC, 2016
The standardized math test scores of approximately 48 African American and Hispanic students from 4 different classes at a rural Title I elementary school located in the southern United States decreased by 10 points on the Palmetto Assessment of State Standards Test. For this qualitative case study, purposive sampling was used to recruit four…
Descriptors: Grade 4, Mathematics Instruction, Mathematics Education, Educational Strategies
Download full textLassey, William R.; Driscoll, Frederick – 1970
In the summer of 1970, ten projects served a total of 1,200 migrant students ranging from pre-school toddlers to teenagers in the 8th grade. The greatest concentration was in the early elementary grades. Most of the students were of Mexican descent and from the lower Rio Grande area of Texas. Program objectives were to: improve the child's…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Communication Skills, Community Involvement, Early Childhood Education
PDF pending restorationOxman, Wendy G. – 1975
The Music Language Arts (MLA) Program, funded under Elementary Secondary Education Act Title I, was designed for high school students with inadequate English skills for participation in regular content area subjects. Students were selected from the population of English as a Second Language (ESL) students in the schools. Those for whom additional…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Grade 10, Grade 11, Grade 12
Dallas Independent School District, TX. – 1977
This program consists of three components. The Learning Through Piano component is an innovative program of group piano instruction for elementary children. Music for Little People is designed to assist the self-contained classroom teacher in planning and implementing comprehensive music experiences for primary children. The Success Through…
Descriptors: Elementary Education, Kindergarten Children, Music Activities, Music Education
Andrews, Melissa; Christian, Cinda; Williams, Holly; Zhao, Hui – Online Submission, 2019
National research shows that students attending arts-rich schools have higher levels of motivation and better academic and social success. This report, the first in a series of three on the Creative Learning Initiative, is used to track the progress of our district's investment in the whole child through the arts and creative teaching at each…
Descriptors: School Districts, Art Education, Student Motivation, Academic Achievement
Camden City Schools, NJ. – 1967
IN CAMDEN'S TITLE I PROJECTS REDUCTION OF CLASS SIZE WAS ATTEMPTED THROUGH THE LEASING OF 19 RELOCATABLE CLASSROOMS. CORRECTIVE READING INSTRUCTION WAS GIVEN TO 2,164 STUDENTS IN GRADES 2 THROUGH 11 WHO WERE NOT READING AT THEIR ABILITY LEVEL BUT WHOSE TEST RECORDS IDENTIFIED THEM AS BEING ABLE TO IMPROVE. EXTENDED SPECIAL AND MEDICAL SERVICES…
Descriptors: Art Education, Audiovisual Instruction, Class Size, Compensatory Education
Simon, Alan J. – 1971
Designed as a comprehensive district-wide elementary education program, the Directed Learning Program, funded under Title I of the 1965 Elementary and Secondary Education Act, is meant to encourage learning at an individual rate related to achievement ability rather than to age. The basic for instruction is the home base group in which students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Class Organization, Compensatory Education, Educational Diagnosis
STEINHOFF, CARL R. – 1966
EIGHTY-SEVEN SUMMER MUSIC AND ART PROGRAMS FOR PUBLIC AND NONPUBLIC SCHOOL DISADVANTAGED FIRST TO SIXTH GRADERS WERE EVALUATED. THE PARTICIPANTS WERE SELECTED BECAUSE OF THEIR INTEREST AND THEIR ABILITY TO READ AT GRADE LEVEL. THE AIMS OF THE PROGRAMS WERE TO PROVIDE AN EXPERIENCE IN THE ARTS, IDENTIFY AND ENCOURAGE THE TALENTED, AND BROADEN THE…
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Art Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrichment Activities
Fox, David J.; And Others – 1967
An elementary summer school program involved some 40,000 New York City disadvantaged students who were retarded in reading. The program provided for additional instruction in reading, language arts, and mathematics. One hundred and twenty-four schools participated, with additional programs of special components for non-English speaking students…
Descriptors: Academically Gifted, Art Education, Disadvantaged Schools, Elementary School Students
Valeri, Michele; Meade, George – 1979
This handbook presents a number of creative drama activities that may be used by teachers to motivate and enhance student development. Included are activities for sensory awareness; spatial awareness and body movement; verbalization; pantomime, rhythm, music and poetry; storybuilding and dramatization; and characterization and improvisation. Each…
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Creative Dramatics, Discovery Learning, Educational Innovation
LONG, CHARLES M. – 1966
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TASK FORCE REPORTS ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF CURRICULUMS FOR INTERMEDIATE (MIDDLE) SCHOOLS ARE EVALUATED IN THIS STUDY. A TEAM OF EDUCATORS AND CONTENT SPECIALISTS EXAMINED THE MATERIAL WITHIN THE FRAMEWORK OF SPECIALLY PREPARED GUIDELINES AND THE PREVIOUSLY STATED OBJECTIVES FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS--TO DEVELOP THE INSIGHTS,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Art, Curriculum Development, Curriculum Guides
Wichita Unified School District 259, KS. – 1969
The Wichita Program for Educationally Deprived Children, funded by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I, directed itself to correcting reading problems of and attendance aide activities for elementary and junior high school students. The present program involved over 13,000 students in 43 schools. Additional art, music, physical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Attendance, Cultural Enrichment, Disadvantaged Youth
